Senior AI Engineer/Software Developer - TS/SCI with Polygraph

General Dynamics
United States
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 164,382 - 218,500 annuallyFunction: Software EngineeringSkills: ["Technical leadership","Stakeholder communication","Mentoring","Governance alignment","Security-conscious engineering"]

Lead the architecture, development, and secure integration of AI/ML capabilities into mission systems running on classified networks. Build AI-enabled applications and services in air-gapped and government cloud environments, deploy and tune large language models and ML models without external APIs, and design RAG and embedding pipelines. Operationalize AI governance, support security accreditation evidence, and mentor the team as it grows.

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General Dynamics
General Dynamics
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Senior AI Engineer/Software Developer - TS/SCI with Polygraph

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Job Summary

Lead the architecture, development, and secure integration of AI/ML capabilities into mission systems running on classified networks. Build AI-enabled applications and services in air-gapped and government cloud environments, deploy and tune large language models and ML models without external APIs, and design RAG and embedding pipelines. Operationalize AI governance, support security accreditation evidence, and mentor the team as it grows.
Location: United States
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Architect, build, and maintain AI-enabled applications and services within air-gapped and government cloud environments.
  • •Deploy, serve, and tune LLMs and ML models in accredited cloud enclaves without external API dependency.
  • •Design RAG pipelines and embedding workflows over controlled data sets with data handling and classification controls.
  • •Operationalize AI governance (capability tiering, use-case approval workflow, rules of engagement, audit/logging) and support security accreditation inputs.
  • •Build and optimize data pipelines feeding AI features, establish AI engineering code quality/testing/documentation standards, and mentor developers as the team grows.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 164,382 - 218,500 annually
Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVision401kPaid LeaveParental Leave

Key Requirements

  • •Active TS/SCI with polygraph
  • •8+ years of professional software development experience (or 6+ with a relevant advanced degree), including 3+ years building or integrating ML/AI capabilities
  • •Expert-level Python and working proficiency in at least one additional language (JavaScript/TypeScript, Java, or similar)
  • •Demonstrated experience deploying/serving LLMs or ML models in disconnected, on-premises, or government cloud environments (Azure Government, AWS GovCloud, or equivalent)
  • •Practical production experience with model inference, embeddings, vector search, and prompt engineering; plus containerization and CI/CD in restricted environments
Experience:DefenseGovernmentClassified environmentsAir-gapped environments
Skills:Technical leadershipStakeholder communicationMentoringGovernance alignmentSecurity-conscious engineering
Tech Stack:PythonJavaScriptTypeScriptJavaPyTorchLarge language modelsLLMsRAGRetrieval-augmented generationEmbeddingsVector searchPrompt engineeringDockerKubernetesCI/CDAzure GovernmentAWS GovCloudLlamaMistralModel quantization

Eligibility

Work Authorization:Authorization required. Sponsorship not provided.
Security Clearance:Top Secret SCIPolygraph

Company Brief

General Dynamics
Provides IT, systems engineering, cybersecurity, cloud, and mission support services to U.S. federal civilian and defense agencies, delivering large-scale technology solutions and managed services for national security and government operations.
Industry: Defense Technology
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Established Company
Headquarters: Tysons / Fairfax, United States
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